THE ROARING TWENTIES CULTURE SOCIETY ECONOMICS US History

THE ROARING TWENTIES CULTURE, SOCIETY, & ECONOMICS US History

Historical Context Social & Economic Change ■ Mass Immigration (New Immigrants) – 13. 9 million foreign born – 13. 2% of population ■ Mass Urbanization – 1920 is the first year more people live in cities – Great Migration & racial conflict (Red Summer – 1919) ■ Technology: telephone, light bulb, radio, phonograph, motion picture, airplane, electric motor ■ Progressive Era – Government Regulation (work, politics, food, alcohol) – Women’s Suffrage

Historical Context Foreign Policy Change ■ Imperialism – Spanish American War, Hawaii, Philippines, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary ■ World War I – Neutrality, Involvement, Suspension of Rights, Treaty of Versailles/League of Nations Debate, Red Scare (1919 -1920)

Decade of Conflict The 1920 s is often framed as a decade of conflict between traditional, conservative values and new, modern values. This conflict affected society, economics and government. Liberal: open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values Conservative: holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion Both political parties had liberals and conservatives until

1920 s Cultural Conflicts § Women’s Roles - 2 § Prohibition – 3 § Nativism § New KKK - 1 § Sacco and Vanzetti Trial - 2 § National Origins Act of 1924 - 1 § Scopes Monkey Trial - 2 § Harlem Renaissance - 3 § Marcus Garvey

1920 s Economic Boom: § Automobile Culture (2) - Henry Ford mass produces cars, creates new industries § Electricity(2) – new time saving devices § Popular Entertainment/Culture(3) - (radio, movies, sports) § Advertising(2) § Stock Market Boom: Buying on Margin What factors contributed to the growth of the economy in the 1920 s?

Terms to Know: Modern, Liberal, Traditional, Conservative, Prohibition, New KKK, Great Migration, Red Summer, Harlem Renaissance, Marcus Garvey, Women’s Roles, Scopes Monkey Trial, Red Scare, Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, Immigration Act of 1924, Mass Consumption, Assembly Line, Buying on Margin

Prohibition

Prohibition - Speakeasies

Prohibition – Problems and Repeal (1933)

New KKK

Marcus Garvey

Great Migration

Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance – Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen, " Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-I, too, am America.

Harlem Renaissance – Jazz Greats

Changing Women’s Roles - Flappers

Changing Women’s Roles

Scopes Monkey Trial John Scopes Darrow and Bryan

Scopes Monkey Trial

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

New Immigration Laws Immigration Act of 1921 ■ 3% of the nationality living in the US based on the 1910 census Immigration Act of 1924 ■ 2% of the nationality living in the US based on the 1890 census ■ Discriminates against “New” Immigrants, many of whom arrived after 1890

Auto Culture – Henry Ford

Auto Culture

Electricity – Early Radios

Electricity – Early Fridges

Popular Culture

Popular Culture (1915) (1927)

Popular Culture

Advertising

Advertising

1920 s Stock Market - Dow